Seeking God in the Desert

1) People are odd creatures spiritually speaking

2) when thins are good we forget God

3) when times are bad we are a praying people

a) 9/11 church attendance jumped and everyone prayed

b) during times of great tragedy we seek God

c) during times of illness we seek God

d) anytime the situation is bigger than us we seek God

4) O God, you are my God

a) not through someone else’s relationship

b) personal

c) the relationship has to be intimate

5) earnestly I seek you

a) When we earnestly look for some one it will be the first thing on our mind when we wake

b) not a half hearted search

6) My soul thirsts for you my body longs for you in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

7) 2I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. 3Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.

8) 3Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.

9) 4I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands 5My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

10) 6On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.

11) 7Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

12) 8My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.

13) Are we seeking God earnestly?

14) Is God just someone we call on in times of trouble?

15) Are we keeping God close?

Psalm 63

1O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. 3Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.

4I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. 5My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

6On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. 7Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. 8My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.